Katsushika Hokusai
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
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Japanese art
The Minister Toru Daijin Standing by a Lake Beneath a Crescent Moon
Katsushika Hokusai, 1834
A quiet moonlit scene by Hokusai: a nobleman stands by the water in his garden, with two companions, beneath a slender crescent moon.
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About this artwork
Hokusai made this colour woodblock print in the mid-1830s, during Japan's Edo period. It shows Toru, a high-ranking minister who was the son of an emperor, enjoying the company of two other men in his landscape garden, which looks out over the water. Hokusai may have been illustrating one of Toru's own poems, which speaks of boats floating on the water in bright moonlight, shaded by pines. The title points to a crescent moon above the lake, giving the scene its calm, nocturnal mood.
On your wall: Its tranquil lakeside scene and moonlit theme suit a study, bedroom or quiet living space, especially where you like Japanese art or a contemplative atmosphere.
- Title
- The Minister Toru Daijin Standing by a Lake Beneath a Crescent Moon
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Year
- 1834
- Style
- Japanese art
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese painter and printmaker who worked in the ukiyo-e tradition during the Edo period. He helped widen the style beyond portraits of courtesans and actors to include landscapes, plants and animals. His series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, which includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa, influenced Van Gogh and Monet.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
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